Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-04-19
Local Miscellany.

Don Caik uOWH your GO"n.
A fine rain fell here yesterday.
MIR. VIM. Kimes is repainting the
Sadler building.
Thanks to Mr.. F. B. Young for
late Florida papers.
We see great many flowers in
bloom-in our millinery stores.
Nature beats the law makers in the
improvement of the county roads.
The garden digger is now in de-
mand. Pick up de shovel and de
hoe.">
Mr.. w. w. johnson has heen re-
painting the dwelling of DIR. VIM.
NeiIl.
The CoIored Band discoursed good
music on our streets on Saturday
night.
Jefferson Chapter. No. 3, R. A. NJ,
will meet next Monday evening, at s
o'clock.
Messrs. Thompson & Ogden will
? raise the new dwelling of Miss Eliza
Welsh this week.
Our venerable Office ncighbor, Mr..
f. Brownold, has been quite unwell
during the past week.
Mr.. Jas. J. Russell is painting
the inside woodwork Of the dwelling
Of Mr.. Maurice Kahn.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Chas. f. Pratt, j. G. Wyatt
and Mrs. VIM. Walker.
w. NJ. Clements, general manager
OF the B. & o. r. R., spent last Sun
day on his farm at Summit Point.
Burns & Shugert's grand Millinery
Opening will take place on Friday
and Saturday next, April 22d and 23d.
Mr.. Polk Jones is building tue
foundation of the new dwelling of Mr..
d. 5. Hughes, on West Liberty street.
The Emmner Telephone Co., of this
rlsce, now has its principal Office in
~" building of Mrs. Hunter, near the
Carter House.
The professional loafer is leaving
his winter quarters. and can now he
seen at his accustomed place on the
street corners.
Dogs recently raIded the sheep
folds of Messrs.. JAS. Z. and Floyd
Watson and Chas. f. Jones, of the
Lcetown vicinity.
1t will soon he that blessed season
when the cellar gets its annual clean
ing and the white-wash brush rejoices
in its resurrection.
II you can arouse curiosity by an
advertisement, it is q great point
gained. The fair sex do not hold all
the curiosity in the world.
Miss Lizzie B. Firor, teacher of
music in Miss Baldwin's school,
Staunton, spent Easter with Mr.. V.
Nj. FIror and sister here.
Col. VIM. p. CraighilI has pur-
chased of Mr.. WIN. Burnett the lot
on the southwest corner of Congress
and Samuel streets, in this place.
The usual crop of spring swindIers
are on their travels. Beware of
them. Always buy of your home
dea!ers.and you will not get swindIed.
Miss Eugenia Turner, who has been
visiting friends in Washington and
Baltimore cities and in Fauquier and
. Loudoun counties, Va, returned
Monday
Mr.. Jas. w. Butt has contracted to
tin roof three of the machine shops
Of Mcssrs. Wcirictl & Weller, and Mr..
f. l.. Boiler will put sky-light upon
the same.
After an absence of five weeks.
owing to the extreme illness of his
wife, Rev. Frank MCGEE has re-
turned to his Iabors as pastor of the
Baptist church in this place.
Why cannot Charlcstown have
graded school? Other places of less
prctcnsions have decidedly far better
public school facilities. Why cannot
we also. have better? Will some one
answer?
Mr.. David T. Jones is giving his
dwelling at Fairview" near Lee
town, 4 thorough repairing. and is
making arrangements to put up 4
large bank barn, to replace the barn
burned last fall.
The Episcopal Church has pur-
chased of Mr.. Geo. II. HagIey a lot
near the Charlcstown Academy. upon
which to erect a chapel for the colored
people. The building will probably
be erected this season.
From what we can learn Building
Association No. is in most flour
ishing condition, having been in ex-
istence just one year. New shares
are constantly being taken and money
selling at a good price every week.